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Burma dissidents demand ?transparent? talks towards democracy
New Delhi, May 27, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
About 70 Burma activists staged a protest rally in the city this
morning, demanding for more international pressure against the military
regime in Burma to allow the country?s elected Members of Parliament
form the government. The protestors belonging to various Burmese
democratic organizations and ethnic nationalities also criticized the
Japanese government?s recent decision to consider giving a $ 24 million
aid package to the Burmese junta to repair a hydroelectric dam and power
project in Burma. The Japanese grant is said to be a ?reward? to the
?talks? between Burma democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese
government.
Meanwhile, Burmese democratic organizations, ethnic nationalities?
organizations around the world and their supporters issued a joint
statement today accusing the Burmese junta using the current talks to
divert the general crisis in the country, rather than to solve the
country?s problems. The statement endorsed by thirty political
organizations based in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Canada and
USA demanded the current ?talks? to be transparent to the people of
Burma, release political prisoners, cease military hostilities and allow
the political parties function freely.
The protestors in New Delhi also sent a memorandum to the Japanese
Foreign Minister Ms. Makiko Tanaka to reconsider the Japanese decision
and withhold all the financial assistance to the Burmese military regime
until an elected democratic government comes into power.
The National League for Democracy led by Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San
Suu Kyi won a landslide victory in the 1990 May 27 general elections,
securing more than 82 percent of the parliamentary seats. However, the
military junta refuses to implement the election result. Since October
last year, Aung San Suu Kyi and representatives of the military
government have been reportedly meeting but the talks remain shrouded in
mystery with no announcement on the developments so far.
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<center><b><font color="#FF6600"><font size=+2>Burma dissidents demand
?transparent? talks towards democracy</font></font></b></center>
<p><i><font color="#009900"><font size=+1>New Delhi, May 27, 2001</font></font></i>
<br><i><font color="#009900"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)</font></font></i>
<p><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>About 70 Burma activists staged
a protest rally in the city this morning, demanding for more international
pressure against the military regime in Burma to allow the country?s elected
Members of Parliament form the government. The protestors belonging to
various Burmese democratic organizations and ethnic nationalities also
criticized the Japanese government?s recent decision to consider giving
a $ 24 million aid package to the Burmese junta to repair a hydroelectric
dam and power project in Burma. The Japanese grant is said to be a ?reward?
to the ?talks? between Burma democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the
Burmese government.</font></font>
<p><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>Meanwhile, Burmese democratic organizations,
ethnic nationalities? organizations around the world and their supporters
issued a joint statement today accusing the Burmese junta using the current
talks to divert the general crisis in the country, rather than to solve
the country?s problems. The statement endorsed by thirty political organizations
based in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Canada and USA demanded
the current ?talks? to be transparent to the people of Burma, release political
prisoners, cease military hostilities and allow the political parties function
freely.</font></font>
<p><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>The protestors in New Delhi also
sent a memorandum to the Japanese Foreign Minister Ms. Makiko Tanaka to
reconsider the Japanese decision and withhold all the financial assistance
to the Burmese military regime until an elected democratic government comes
into power.</font></font>
<p><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>The National League for Democracy
led by Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide victory in
the 1990 May 27 general elections, securing more than 82 percent of the
parliamentary seats. However, the military junta refuses to implement the
election result. Since October last year, Aung San Suu Kyi and representatives
of the military government have been reportedly meeting but the talks remain
shrouded in mystery with no announcement on the developments so far.</font></font>
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